Narrated by brother initiate Chuo, Taichung, Formosa
Recorded by the Taichung Newsgroup

Brother Chuo is a long-standing fellow practitioner who practices diligently and participates earnestly in his center's activities. Each time the need for Dharma guards or kitchen team working staff arises, he can be seen among the volunteers. He recently read a story in the "Master's Wonders" column about miraculous experiences that reminded him of a past experience while doing volunteer work. Then, by coincidence, when rearranging his things, he found an old note on "Items to Notice on the 1997 Four-day International Retreat in Bangkok," which increased his confidence that he should share his experience with others. In October 1997, when brother Chuo learned of the upcoming International Retreat in Thailand, he registered at once and bought an airline ticket. But a week before his departure, he developed a gastric ulcer that left his whole body weak, and gave him a terrible headache. He also experienced abdominal problems and had to spend two days in the hospital. Brother Chuo thus thought of forgoing the chance to attend the Retreat, but when the registration team told him that his ticket could not be refunded, he immediately made up his mind to attend the Retreat despite his illness.

After arriving in Thailand, he still felt sick, but his condition improved when he was met at the airport by many fellow initiates carrying News magazines with Master's photo on the cover. At once, he experienced Master's blessings, and felt spiritually revitalized, as his physical suffering abated.

The evening before the Four-day Retreat, he joined the Dharma Guards team despite being 66 years old at the time. People of his age are normally considered too old for Guard duty, but since there were not enough male guards available, an exception was made in his case. As soon as he forgot his discomfort and decided to become a Guard, Master's blessings graced him again, and his stomachache dramatically lessened. At half past three the next morning, he was awakened to do morning Guard duty. Once more, he felt Master's blessings surge through him like a warm current.

During the Retreat, he was on duty seven to eight hours a day for four consecutive days. Without Master's blessing, it would have been impossible for a sick elderly man like brother Chuo to stand guard for such a long period, but he managed it without difficulty. He was very touched and would like to encourage other fellow initiates by sharing this precious insight: We should cherish the opportunity to attend retreats and take part in Master's work as much as possible. As long as we strongly believe in Master's omnipresent power on the spiritual path, we will feel Her infinite love as soon as we think of Her, and all of our problems will be solved.

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